1、July12, 2022 24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know about White Dew24节气:关于白露你可能不知道的8件事The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. White Dew, (Chinese: 白露), the 15th solar term of the year, begins this year on Sept 7 and ends on Sept 22. White Dew indicates the rea
2、l beginning of cool autumn. The temperature declines gradually and vapors in the air often condense into white dew on the grass and trees at night.中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。白露，(中文:白露)，今年的第15个节气，从9月7日开始，到9月22日结束。白露预示着凉爽秋天的真正开始。气温逐渐下降，空气中的水汽常常在夜间凝结成白露，凝结在草地上和树上。Varying by geographical location, autumn comes ea
3、rlier in the west and northeast of China. Right now Kanas in Xinjiang, Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan and the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeastern China are entering the most beautiful season of the year.由于地理位置的不同，中国西部和东北部的秋天来得更早。现在，新疆的喀纳斯、四川的九寨沟和中国东北的大兴安岭正进入一年中最美的季节。From the firstday of White Dew and a
4、s the season progresses, there is more and more dew. Although sunshine during the day makes it still hot, after sunset, temperatures decrease rapidly. At night, water vapor in the air turns into small drops of water when it encounters cold temperatures. These white water-drops adhere to flowers, gra
5、ss and trees. When the morning comes, sunshine makes them look crystal clear, spotless white and adorable.从白露的第一天开始，随着季节的推移，露水越来越多。虽然白天的阳光使它仍然很热，但在日落之后，温度会迅速下降。晚上，空气中的水蒸气遇到寒冷的温度就会变成小水滴。这些白色的水滴附着在花、草和树上。当清晨来临，阳光让它们看起来晶莹剔透，洁白无瑕，惹人喜爱。Here are 8 things you should know about White Dew.以下是你应该知道的关于白露的8件事。E
6、ating grapes吃葡萄White Dew season comes right when grapes become widely available for sale. Eating grapes in autumn can help dispel ones internal heat andexpeltoxins.白露季节正好是葡萄大量上市的时候。秋天吃葡萄有助于驱散自己的火气，排出毒素。Eating Longan 吃桂圆Longan fruit around White Dew is big, sweet and tastes great. There is a traditio
7、n in Fuzhou, East Chinas Fujian province, that eating longan on the first day of White Dew can help nourish the human body. It is said that one longan is as nutritious as an egg. Although this sounds exaggerated, longan does reinforce the spleen, nourish the blood, calm the nerves and improve ones l
8、ooks.白露前后桂圆果大，甜，味道很棒。中国东部福建省福州市有一个传统，在白露的第一天吃龙眼可以帮助滋养人体。据说一个龙眼和一个鸡蛋一样有营养。虽然这听起来有些夸张，但是桂圆确实健脾养血，安神养颜。White Dew Tea白露茶Many regular tea drinkers in Nanjing favor White Dew Tea. Tea during White Dew has gone through the hot summer and is in its best state of growth. White Dew Tea is different from sprin
9、g tea, which is usually too tender and doesnt last long. It is also different from summer tea, which is dry and has a bitter flavor. White Dew Tea instead tastes sweet with a sweet fragrance.南京很多经常喝茶的人都青睐白露茶。白露期间的茶经历了炎热的夏天，正处于生长的最佳状态。白露茶不同于春茶，春茶通常太嫩，不持久。它也不同于夏季茶，夏季茶是干的，有一种苦味。白露茶反而吃起来甜甜的，带着甜甜的香味。Whit
10、e Dew Wine白露酒For some people in Nanjing, East Chinas Jiangsu province, whose hometowns are in Zhejiang province or the southern part of Jiangsu province, it is traditional to make White Dew Wine during this season. The wine is made of cereals, such aspolishedglutinous rice and kaoliang (a specific t
11、ype of sorghum) and tastes a little sweet. In the past, country people in those regions all made the wine and served it to guests when entertaining.对于中国东部江苏省南京市的一些人来说，他们的家乡在浙江省或江苏省的南部，在这个季节酿造白露酒是一种传统。这种酒由谷物制成，如糯米和高粱(一种特殊类型的高粱)，味道有点甜。过去，这些地区的乡下人都酿造这种酒，并在招待客人时提供给客人。Eating sweet potatoes吃红薯Many Chinese
12、 believe that the best food during White Dew is sweet potatoes. In the old days, peasants had the custom of eating sweet potato on the first day of White Dew. Besides being the No 1 vegetable against cancer, according to Chinese medicine, sweet potato can nourish the spleen. It can prolong life and
13、reduce the risks of disease.很多中国人认为白露期间最好的食物是红薯。过去，农民有在白露的第一天吃红薯的习俗。除了是抗癌的头号蔬菜外，根据中医，红薯还能健脾。它可以延长寿命，降低患病风险。Ten whiteherbal medicines十种“白色”草药People in Wenzhou, East Chinas Zhejiang province, have a tradition of gathering 10 herbal medicines on the first day of White Dew. The names of these herbal med
14、icines all contain the Chinese word bai which means white, such asbaimujin(white hibiscus). People believe that stewing these herbal medicines with black-bone chicken or duck can nourish the human body and cure arthritis.中国东部浙江省温州的人们有一个传统，在白露的第一天采集10种草药。这些草药的名字都含有中文“白”字，意思是白色，如白木槿。人们认为用乌鸡或乌鸭炖这些草药可以滋
15、养身体，治疗关节炎。Playing with swallow carts玩燕子车In Tancheng county, East Chinas Shandong province, children play with swallow handcarts, a sharpened wooden cart in the shape of a swallow, on the first day of White Dew. People of every household there can make this kind of wooden toy, which can even make ple
16、asing sounds. Pushing the swallow carts while running can help the children resist the cold and improve their bodily constitutions.在白露的第一天，在中国东部山东省郯城县，孩子们玩燕子手推车，一种削尖的燕子形状的木制手推车。那里每家每户的人都能制作这种木制玩具，甚至能发出悦耳的声音。边跑边推燕车，可以帮助孩子们抵御寒冷，增强体质。Offer sacrifices to Da Yu祭祀大禹White Dew is a time for people in the Ta
17、ihu Lake area of East China to offer sacrifices to Da Yu, a hero who tamed floods by regulating rivers and watercourses. On the first day of White Dew, people also hold sacrificial rites for Da Yu on the eighth day of the first lunar month, on Tomb-sweeping Day, and on the seventh day of the seventh
18、 lunar month.白露是中国东部太湖地区的人们祭祀大禹的时候，大禹是一位通过治理河流和水道来驯服洪水的英雄。在白露的第一天，人们还在农历正月初八、清明节和农历七月初七为大禹举行祭祀仪式。NOTES红色：词汇蓝色：短语黄色：语法总结，长难句阅读综合练习在文后dew/dju/n. 露水；（似露珠的）小水珠v. 用水珠弄湿indicate/ndket/v. 表明，标示；象征，暗示vapor/vep(r)/n. 蒸气；水蒸气condense/kndens/v. 冷凝凝结；压缩，简缩；浓缩geographical/dirfkl/adj. 地理的，地理学的encounter/nkant(r)/v.
19、遭遇，遇到（尤指令人不快或困难的事）n.（意外、突然或暴力的）相遇，邂逅，遭遇，冲突adhere/dh(r)/v. 黏附，附着；遵守，遵循adhere to ：附着crystal/krst()l/adj. 晶莹的，清澈透明的n. 结晶，晶体；水晶adorable/drbl/adj. 可爱的，讨人喜欢的dispel/dspel/v. 驱散，消除（尤指感觉或信仰）internal/ntn()l/adj. 内部的，体内的；内政的，国内的n. 内部部件，内部特征；内脏dispel ones internal heat：驱散自己的火气expel/kspel/v. 把开除（或除名）；驱逐；排出（空气、水、
20、气体等）toxin/tksn/n. 毒物毒素，毒质；毒素类expeltoxins：排出毒素exaggerated/zdretd/adj.夸张的，夸大的，言过其实的exaggerate/zdret/v.夸大，言过其实；使扩大Thebookis both inaccurate and exaggerated.那本书既不准确又夸大事实。spleen/splin/n. 脾脏；坏脾气；怒气reinforce the spleen：健脾nourish the blood：养血calm the nerves：安神improve ones looks：养颜which is usually too tender
21、 and doesnt last long：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词spring tea在从句中做主语。which is dry and has a bitter flavor：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词summer tea在从句中做主语。fragrance/frerns/n. 芳香，香气；香水bitter flavor：苦味whose hometowns are in Zhejiang province or the southern part of Jiangsu province：定语从句，关系词whose代替先行词peoples在从句中做定语。polished/p
22、lt/adj. 擦亮的；优美的；圆滑的polish/pl/v. 擦亮，磨光；改进，使完美n. 上光剂，亮光剂；抛光，擦亮glutinous/lutns/adj. 黏的，胶质的polishedglutinous rice：糯米 sweet potatoes:红薯peasant/pez()nt/n. （旧时或贫穷国家的）农民，佃农when entertaining= when country people were entertaining由when引导的时间状语从句，当从句的主语和主句的主语一致，从句谓语动词含有be动词，可以同时把从句的主语和be 动词省略。prolong/prl/v. 拉长，
23、拖长（感觉或活动）prolong life：延长寿命It seems commonly believed that companies are not motivated to prolong their theirproducts lifespan.人们似乎普遍认为，公司没有动力去延长产品的寿命。reduce the risks of disease：降低患病风险herbal/hb()l/adj. 药草的香草的n.草本植物志，草药志hibiscus/hbsks/n. 木槿；芙蓉花stewing/stju/n. 炖，蒸煮stew/stju/n. 炖煮的菜肴v. 炖，煨Themeatneeds
24、tostew fortwohours.这肉得炖两小时。arthritis/rats/n. 关节炎cart/kt/n. （马拉的）大车，马车；小型机动车；购物车，手推车v. 用车装运；搬运，移动handcart/hndkt/n.手车；手推车in the shape of ：以的形式；呈的形状constitution/knsttju()n/n.宪法，章程；体质，体格；组成，结构which can even make pleasing sounds：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词toy 在从句中做主语。Pushing the swallow carts while running ：动名词短语
25、pushing the swallow carts做主语, while running = while children are running。resist the cold ：抵御寒冷improve their bodily constitutions：增强体质。tame/tem/v.驯化；驯服；使易于控制 adj. 养驯的；驯服的They never became tame, they would run away if you approached them. 它们从没有被驯服，如果你靠近，它们就跑开了。watercourse/wtks/n.河道；水道；沟渠；渠道一、阅读理解。1. T
26、he White Dew indicates all the following except that _.A. cool autumn begins.B.the temperature declines rapidlyC. vapors in the air often condenseD. crystal dew adheres to flowers and grass2. The dew form in the order of _.a. Water vapor in the air encounters cold temperature.b. The sunshine makes i
27、t hot during the day.c. The white water-drops adhere to flowers, grass and treesd. Temperatures decrease rapidly after sunsete. Water vapor turns into small drops of waterA. bdaec B.beadc C. dbace D. dbcae3.Whats the meaning of the underlined word “ tame”?A. 治理 B. 疏通 C. 阻止 D. 驯服4.All the actions can
28、 reduce the risks of some diseases except _.A.eating sweet potatoesB.playing with swallow cartsC.offering sacrifices to Da YuD.eating Longan答案：BADC二 按照单词的适当形式填空或首字母填空。On September 7, we arrive at the solar term called White Dew, or Bailu in Chinese, the 15th solar term of the year.White Dew indicate
29、s the real beginning of cool autumn. The temperature 1.d_ gradually and vapors in the air often 2.c_ into white dew on the grass and trees at night.More often, Bailu refers in particular to the day when the sun is at the celestial longitude of 165, and is celebrated in the lead up to Mid-Autumn Fest
30、ival. As autumn kicks in, Chinese people will celebrate the years harvest, 3.w_ typically includes a family reunion including a feast of delicate food.Did you know all of these facts about Bailu?Gathering the white dewBack in the old days, gathering the white dew from plants was a prevalent traditio
31、n among Chinese people. According toThe Compendium of Materia Medica(also know as Bencao Gangmu), a Chinese herbology volume written by Li Shizhen over 400 years ago, white dew can be used as a beverage, which has a cooling effect on the body. Li wrote that it can also 4.h_ minor illnesses. White de
32、w tea, which is picked at this time of year, serves as a healthy 5.b_, primarily when you use white dew to boil the leaves.Eating longansIn the southern parts of China, especially in Fujian Province, people tend to eat longans at this time of year, as they believe the fruit can bring good luck to th
33、eir descendants, as well as 6._(calm) nerves and curing conditions such as insomnia.Worshiping Yu the GreatYu the Great (c. 2123-2025 BC) was a legendary ruler in ancient China who was 7._(fame) for his introduction of flood control, his establishment of the Xia dynasty which inaugurated dynastic ru
34、le in China, as well as his moral character. Every year when it comes to White Dew, fishermen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will hold a week-long ceremony to worship Yu the Great, 8._(hope) he can bring luck and wealth to them.White Dew SayingsThere are several sayings 9._(concern) White Dew, su
35、ch as 鸿雁来，玄鸟归，which means the geese and swallows will fly south for the winter. These sayings explicitly explain10.t_ winter is not far behind White Dew.答案：1. declines 2. condense 3.which 4. heal 5.beverage6. calming 7.famed 8.hoping 9. concerning 10.that 三选词填空。（用单词的适当形式填空）prolong constitution tame
36、adhere to crystal encounter 1.Weknowtheconstitutionofmineralthroughchemicalanalysis.2.Ihad neverencounteredsuchresistancebefore.3.Allmembersoftheassociationadhere toastrictcode ofpractice.4.Hecheerfullyignoredmedicaladvicewhichcould haveprolongedhislife.5.Whatisthatcrystalvasefor?6.Scientistsusedtob
37、elieve thatpeopletamedcatstocatchmice.答案：1.constitution 2. encountered 3. adhere to4.prolonged 5. crystal 6. tamed四 在右栏中找出左栏单词的解释。1.indicate 2.adorable 3.internal 4.dispel 5.polish A. to make sth smooth and shiny by rubbing it with a clothB. very attractive and easy to feel love forC. to make sth go away or disappearD.connected with the inside of sthE.to show that sth is true or exists答案：EBDCA
